COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONViolet is a Belgian-Style tripel brewed with pluots, a fruit that is a cross between a plum and an apricot. Although Perennial likes to use local produce, for this beer and exception was made, as pluots provide a distinctive flavor both refreshing and complex. The beerís light to medium body disguises the ABV and allows you to explore the marriage between the pluots and hops. Violetís fruiter notes are quelled with a dry finish that lends itself nicely to light summer dishes.
2012 vintage - 7.8% abv

Reviewed from notes. This was received in a trade.
This was poured into a chalice.
The appearance had a fairly decent looking slight hazy to light transparent golden orange color. There was a slight carbonation seen rising to fill a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute leaving some light lacing here and there.
The smell had an apricot to plum - like aroma (I guess thatís the pluot) there gracefully letting in some general light refreshing citrus like qualities.
The taste was mainly sweet but had a light citrus bitterness to pervade a slight under coating of a tad of sweet bitterness underneath.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat subdued and felt extremely great upon my tongue.
Overall, though I got this in a trade, I have to admit Iím quite intrigued and am hoping to see this again sometime in my life.

HMOG 2014. Well, I could not get past this tasting like a flower. Citrus and fruity notes of a tripel were there. But I thought the hops and the floral thing were a little too one sided and too much. Perhaps it was the plouts.

750 ml bottle via phaleslu and shared with the group in Oct. 2012. Pours a clear deep golden color with a medium sized creamy white head. The aroma and flavor have some floral hops, a nice fruitiness from the pluots that lean more heavily toward plums, some tart character, yeast, pale and sweet malts with a lighter body that makes for easy drinking.

750ml bottle in a tulip. Pours hazy golden/amber with a lacy, off-white head. Aroma of pluots, some spicy yeast, a little pale and caramel malts, and a floral hoppiness. Flavor the same with a nice blend of the fruit and the Belgian style. Average texture. A pretty good beer.

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